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TPB bans PwC partner over breach

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2023
... becoming a registered tax practitioner, followed an investigation in which Collins was found to have let slip confidential law reform plans. While a partner at PwC, Collins was part of a confidential consultation by Treasury to improve tax laws, including ...

Mixed outlook for paraplanning: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... of the requirement to provide SoA to clients. "The SoA rules are restrictive, cumbersome, and every licensee interprets the law a different way making writing SoAs time consuming, confusing for clients, and hard to code into technology," the survey said. ...

Government to close child sex abuser loophole in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
The Australian government is cracking down on child sex abusers hiding their assets in super to avoid paying compensation to victims, opening new consultation. Treasury has released a discussion paper with two proposals to close the loophole denying ...

Pensioner work bonus top of mind for advisers

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... impacts on the age pension. Effective January 1, the bill to reduce the eligibility age for downsizer contributions became law. To be eligible, clients over 55 years of age need to have owned their home for 10 years or more. Downsizer contributions to ...

Link Fund Solutions hit with further legal action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
Link Fund Solutions is the subject of a new group action in England related to the now infamous Woodford fund failure. Law firm Leigh Day has served the action after it and another firm, Harcus Parker, had applications for a Group Litigation Order regarding ...

ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... manager, compliance at ANZ Group. Hughes will join the Vanguard executive team, bringing a "significant depth of experience in law, governance, regulation, financial services, wealth management and risk into leading this critical function of the business." ...

ASIC FAR to display adviser QTRP status

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... known as 'qualified tax relevant providers' (QTRPs). The new requirements are the completion of specific courses in commercial law and taxation law, however some exceptions apply, ASIC said. There may also be additional continuous professional development ...

Former fund manager employee permanently banned

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... conduct and his destruction of evidence relating to his trading, and that he was likely to contravene a financial services law in the future. Kim admitted to the wrongdoing and did not dispute ASIC's concerns that he engaged in dishonest conduct. He ...

Federal Court finds against finfluencer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
The Federal Court determined Tyson Scholz, known as ASX Wolf, was running an unlicensed financial services business for over a year, including providing courses on share trading and recommending stocks on Instagram. The court handed its decision down ...

Westpac settles BT Super class action

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2022
... service. Slater and Gordon launched legal proceedings against the bank in 2019 as part of its Get Your Super Back campaign. The law firm's special counsel Nathan Rapoport said the case alleged BT prioritised Westpac Life's profits over its duty ...